Posted on 12/30/2014 7:21:40 PM PST by WilliamIII
Here in Blend Television we’re celebrating by counting down our some of our all time favorite holiday episodes, in an effort to boost your Christmas spirit. These aren’t the 12 best out there by any means, just twelve of our favorites. ... On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
Andy Griffith singing Away in a Manger.
I saw this episode for the first time a few years ago – on Christmas Eve during an Andy Griffith Show marathon. There’s nothing like a little “Ange” to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. This episode – entitled “Christmas Story” and the one and only Christmas episode from the series – aired on Dec. 19, 1960. It tells the story of Ben Weaver, an old codger who finds himself alone on Christmas. So he keeps getting himself thrown in the slammer so he’ll at least be around the Taylor family and soak up some of their Christmas karma.
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“He was a good cracker.”
No he isn’t! He’s a Marxist. He’s been shilling for Obamacare for years in PSAs. Andy Griffith is a white version of Bill Cosby. When you peel the cover, whether it’s black or white on the outside, it’s red inside!
Do you mean Mt. Pilot?
The Danny Thomas episode featuring Sheriff Taylor was the de facto pilot for the Andy Griffith show (Mr. Thomas was one of the executive producers, along with Sheldon Leonard).
You are also correct that the series originally envisioned Griffith as the “funny guy” with Don Knotts playing straight man, much as they had on Broadway in “No Time for Sergeants.”
To their credit, Griffith and the writers quickly realized the potential in Barney Fife and made Andy Taylor the straight guy. It was one of the smartest decisions in sitcom history; Griffith’s rambling monologues didn’t work well in a 30-minute show and Deputy Fife (as played by Don Knotts) was pure comedic gold.
No...Rocky Mount is mentioned in the show; a few hours’ drive is implied.
Hanes is building a new sock manufacturing facility in Mt. Airy, if you want to be on the cutting edge, lol. Really, though, it's an amazing thing for an industry given up for dead decades ago. There are others being built also, but not within commuting distance for you.
It's Mt. Airy. Writers took liberties with geography and used town names they found interesting, I guess. The Darlings came down off the mountain to Mayberry from Cana, which is just over the state line in VA. That's one town in close proximity that they got right.
"Aunt Bea" retired to Siler City, which actually is more central NC and not that close to Mt. Airy. Not that close to Rocky Mount either but it's an hour or so to RDU. Appeared in parades and such, she was a beloved figure but became rather eccentric in her later years and unpleasant, surprisingly. The beautiful home she purchased was discovered to be pretty nasty inside after her death. Alzheimers maybe. Sad.
I don’t watch hard core leftists in movies or on TV any longer.
No, he is dead.
“He’s been shilling for Obamacare for years in PSAs.”
But he died before obamacare fully kicked in. I wished he lived long enough to see and experience obamacare firsthand. I really wanted him to eat crow over that.
But he died before obamacare fully kicked in. I wished he lived long enough to see and experience obamacare firsthand. I really wanted him to eat crow over that.
Hes not dead. Hes, uh, pining for the fjords.
Based on his politics Lonesome Rhodes was probably more in character than the simple country sheriff.
Nah, he’s only resting...
Astute observation. He was.
I enjoyed it also. There were good wholesome values in there too.
That was a crack-up. You do realize that it sent a subtle message to young kids that this was not what you wanted your life to wind up like.
The subtle messages kids get today is screw up, go to prison, and when you come out everyone will think you’re way cool.
Fail.
Those cares were a hoot.
I liked seeing the scrooge figure singing at the side window. Man, that was moving.
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